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Calendar of Events & Activities
Tuesday, June 12
Berkeley Camera Club
7:30 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Share your slides and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips. 531-8664
Young Queer Women’s Group
8 - 9:30 p.m.
Pacific Center
2712 Telegraph Ave.
Make some new friends, expand your horizons and get support with a bunch of queer women all in the same place at the same time (somewhere between 18 and 25).
548-8283 or visit www.pacificcenter.org
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2 - 7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street 548-3333
Cooking for BEFHP Women
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
BEFHP Women’s Resource Center
2140 Dwight Way
Come help the Berkeley Emergency Food and Housing Project prepare, serve, and cleanup a hot meal prepared for Berkeley’s homeless women and children. Teens 16 and up. 650-965-0242
KPFA Advisory Board
Community Meeting
7 p.m.
1724 Adeline at 18th St.
Oakland
658-1512
Landmarks Preservation
Commission
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Permit Service Center
2120 Milvia Street
Second Floor Conference Room
Ad-hoc subcommittee special meeting, discussion of a proposal to conduct a comprehensive, citywide survey of potentially historic resources.
705-8111
Alameda County Board
of Education
6 p.m.
Alameda County Office of Education
313 W. Winton Avenue, Hayward
Discussion of summer school for juvenile court and community schools.
Wednesday, June 13
Defining Diversity
7 - 9 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Different interpretations of biological and cultural diversity and how it’s used for very different purposes. 548-2220
Commission On Disability
Hearings
4 - 6 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Open forum, opportunity for public to present ideas and concerns about barriers for people with disabilities and accessibility of City facilities. Public comment on Berkeley’s proposed “Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan.” Also, naming I-80 overcrossing after Ed Roberts, requesting Congressional Representatives and Senators to add benefits for dental and eyeglasses coverage in Medi-Care.
981-6342
Lead-Safe Painting and Home
Remodeling
6 - 8 p.m.
Claremont Branch Library
2940 Benvenue Ave.
Free course on how to detect and remedy lead hazards in the home.
567-8280
“Illusions of the ‘New Economy’”
7:30 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Talk by professor and author Dick Walker. $5 donation requested.
415-863-6637
Claremont Elmwood
Neighborhood Association
General Meeting
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
2837 Claremont Blvd.
Covers area of Berkeley south of Dwight Way and east of Collage Avenue. Presentations on neighborhood issues.
549-3793
Trees and Shrubs of
California
7:30 p.m.
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
John Stuart and John Sawyer will be speaking about and signing their new book, “Trees and Shrubs of California.” Free. 643-2755
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
7 p.m.
South Branch Library
1901 Russell Street
Regular meeting, including a building projects update.
644-6095
Police Review Commission Meeting
7:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street
Regular meeting with a recruitment update and continuing discussion on marijuana arrests.
644-6716
Organic Versus Conventional
7 - 9 p.m.
Center for Ecoliteracy
2522 San Pablo Avenue (rear)
Speaker series Organics Beyond 2001. Guest speakers Gail Feenstra and Trini Campbell or Jamie Anderson. 548-8838
Thursday, June 14
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly concert series. This week Berkeley High Folklorico De Aztlan.
Camping and Hiking Slide
Presentation
7 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Guidebook author Tom Stienstra gives a slide presentation on where to go hiking and camping this summer in the Sierra and Shasta region. Free. 527-4140
Berkeley School Volunteers
10:30 a.m. - Noon
1835 Allston Way
Orientation for volunteers interested in helping in summer academic and recreation programs. 644-8833
Fair Campaign Practices Commission Meeting
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Street
Special meeting to discuss and act upon, among other items, possible violations of the Berkeley Election Reform Act. 981-6950
Adventures In Nature: Panama
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Avenue
William Friar, author of a new travel guide to Panama, will give a slide presentation and talk on Panama’s wildlife, history and culture. Free. 843-3533
Friday, June 15
Free Writing, Cashiering
& Computer Literacy Class
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
AJOB Adult School
1911 Addison St.
Classes offered Monday through Friday. Stop by and register or call 548-6700. www.ajob.org
Living Philosophers
10 a.m. - Noon
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. Hear and entertain the ideas of some modern day philosophers: Jacob Needleman, J. Revel, Hilary Putnam, John Searle, Saul Kripke, Richard Rorty and others. Every Friday, except holidays. Facilitated by H.D. Moe.
Therapy for Trans Partners
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Center for Human Growth
2712 Telegraph Ave. (at Derby)
A group open to partners of those in transition or considering transition. Intake process required. Meeting Fridays through August 17. $8 - $35 sliding scale per session Call 548-8283 x534 or x522
— compiled by
Sabrina Forkish
City Commons Club, Luncheon and Speaker
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
This week featuring Edward Fox on “Regional Development Plans of The Wilderness Society.” Come early for social hour. Lunch at 11:45 for $11-$12.25. Come at 12:30 to hear the speaker only for $1, students free. Reservations required for three or more.
848-3533
Saturday, June 16
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
Berkeley Arts Festival Music Circus
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Shattuck Ave. between University Ave. and Channing Way
The Music Circus will feature dozens of eclectic performances ranging from string quartets to blues and jazz. Free bus fare to and from the event offered by AC Transit. 665-9496. Free.
Botanical Garden Spring Party
3 - 6 p.m.
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Celebrating the completion of the new Arid House and the renovation of the Southern African area. Food, wine and jazz. Fundraiser for the Garden, $25 per person.
643-2755
Puppet Shows on Cultural and Medical Differences
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave. (lower level)
Two shows for kids of all ages and their families promote acceptance and understanding of cultural and medical differences. Free.
549-1564
Poets’ Corner
1:30 - 4 p.m.
Shattuck and Kittredge
Ten poets will read on the downtown street corner as a kick-off event for the two-week Berkeley Arts Festival.
649-3929
Energy Crisis
2 p.m.
6501 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland
“Why They Can’t Keep the Lights On and What We Can Do About It.” Graham Brownstein and other panalists provide information on the corporate rip-off sometimes referred to as the “energy crisis.”
595-7417
